The 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 3,325,129 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electronic stability control (esc). Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
STEERING16V4300002016-06-1328,182 affected
Defect
Nissan North America, Inc.'s (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Infiniti Q50 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, to December 11, 2015, and Infiniti Q50 Hybrid vehicles manufactured December 10, 2012, to December 17, 2015. The Direct Adaptive Steering system may experience an error at vehicle…
Consequence
If the vehicle does not steer as the driver anticipates, there is an increased the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Direct Adaptive Steering ECU software, free of charge. The recall began on August 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
AIR BAGS16V2440002016-04-263,296,947 affected
Defect
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and…
Consequence
If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Remedy
Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder,…
Complaints by component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
1crashes2injuries
POWER TRAIN
2
ENGINE
1
1crashes2injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
STEERING
1
1crashes2injuries
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Infiniti hybrid vehicles shut off engine while moving to protect the hybrid system from over heating. This happened on 5 or more occasions all while driving down the street or highway causing me to lose control. When notifying the dealership they were aware of this issue and after 2 times bring it…”
“Infiniti hybrid vehicles shut off engine while moving to protect the hybrid system from over heating. This happened on 5 or more occasions all while driving down the street or highway causing me to lose control. When notifying the dealership they were aware of this issue and after 2 times bring it…”
“Infiniti hybrid vehicles shut off engine while moving to protect the hybrid system from over heating. This happened on 5 or more occasions all while driving down the street or highway causing me to lose control. When notifying the dealership they were aware of this issue and after 2 times bring it…”
“Vehicle has been having this issue since day 1. Spoke to other owners with the same issue. When slowing down from any speed, slightly or quickly, the car switches between ev mode and back. At all times the braking is odd. There are times where the car lunges forward when nearing a complete stop,…”
“Vehicle lurches back and forth when accelerating with a good amount of effort from a stop on right hand turns causing the car to act like it is slamming on the brakes and then accelerating repeatedly for about 3-4 seconds. This has nearly caused me to be rear ended numerous times. I have had the…”
“Vehicle lurches back and forth when accelerating with a good amount of effort from a stop on right hand turns causing the car to act like it is slamming on the brakes and then accelerating repeatedly for about 3-4 seconds. This has nearly caused me to be rear ended numerous times. I have had the…”
“Vehicle lurches back and forth when accelerating with a good amount of effort from a stop on right hand turns causing the car to act like it is slamming on the brakes and then accelerating repeatedly for about 3-4 seconds. This has nearly caused me to be rear ended numerous times. I have had the…”
“Differential would not allow the car to accelerate while making a right turn. This created a problem, particularly when trying to enter a freeway on ramp. Several times the car actually came to a complete stop. After many attempts to fix the problem, infiniti declared the car a lemon and has…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07
Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…
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FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid as of
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